Air conditioning apparatus



May 2, 1939.

F. C. SEEGER AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS j Filed May 2, 1958 INVENTORATTORN EYS Patented May 2, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 2 Claims.

My invention relates to new and improved air conditioning apparatus forconditioning the air in rooms, entire buildings, boats and otherdesirable places.

5 One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide an airconditioning apparatus wherein the parts are so constructed and arrangedto form. a compact unitary. structure.

Another object of my invention is to provide an apparatus of the abovedescribed character which is simple in construction, durable in use. andeconomicalin manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, appended claims and annexed drawing.

Referring to the drawing wherein like reference characters designatelike parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my invention. the cover thereofbeingbroken away to more clearly illustrate certain parts containedtherein.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an end elevation ofvmy invention.

In practicing my invention I employ ahousing 5 equipped with a removablecover 6 and fashioned with front, rear and bottom walls I, 8 and 3respectively. f Positioned on the bottom wall 9 adjacent the front wall'I is a water tank Ill \connecte d to a water pump II by any suitablemeans, for instance a copper coil I2. Said water pump is provided with adriven shaft equipped with a. driven pulley I3 connected to a drivepulley |3a fixed on a drive shaft I4 of a fan motor I 5 whereby saidwater pump |I is driven. The fan motor I is mounted within an airconduit I6 secured about an air inlet I'I formed in the rear wall 8. Asuitable bracket I8 supports said fan motor within said conduit. Ascreen I9 covers the opening I'I and serves to screen air passingtherethrough. The drive shaft I 4 has xed thereto between the pulley |3aand the motor I5 a fan equipped with the usual blades.

An ice tank 2| is located above the water tank I0 and is fashioned vwithinner and outer walls forming a water jacket 22,. Said ice tank andwater jacket are supported above the water tank by horizontallyextendingsupport brackets 23.

Located in front of the air conduit I6 is a radiator 24 having upper andlower sections 25 and 26 respectively, the lower section being connectedto the pump II by means of a pipe 2`I while the upper section 25 isconnected tov the Water jacket 22 by means of a pipe 28. A suitable coreconnects the upper and lower sections 25 and 26 together.

Secured in front of the water jacket 22 by 5 means of a bracket 29 is atransversely extending trough 3|I having angularly disposed sides and aperforated bottom to which is secured a depending section of wire mesh3| extending into the upper section of the water tank III. `The upper 10section of the water jacket 22 is provided with a discharge pipe 32having a downwardly ex-l tending section terminating above and over thetrough 30. The front wall of thehousing is formedwith an aperture 33over which is prol5 vided a screen 34 whereby air dischargedtherethrough is screened. l

The lower section of the water tank IIJ is provided .with amoutletfaucet 35 connected thereto through the front wall 1 as clearlyillustrated in' 2o Figure 2.

In operation, the water tank I0, radiator 24 and water jacket 22 arelled with Water or other suitable liquidand the ice tank 2| filled withice or other suitable refrigerant. The motor I5 is 25 then operatedcausing the pump II to circulate water from the water tank I0 upwardlythrough the radiator 24 and discharging the same into the water jacket22. The ice within the ice tank serves to cool the water circulating inthe water jacket and said water is discharged into the trough throughpipe 32. Upon discharge of the water in the trough 30 the same iiowsthrough theperforatlons over the screen 3| into the water tank I0.

During the operation rof the motor I5 the fan serves to circulate airthrough the radiator and through the screen of water owing over thescreen 3| and thereby discharges cool air through the aperture 33 in thefront Wall of the housing 40.

'I. The water tank 2| is formed with a discharge vent 36 extendingthrough the jacket whereby water from melted ice is discharged into theWater tank III. In instances where it is desirable to connect 4" theapparatus to a supply of Water under pressure, for instance a city waterline,v the coil I2 may be disconnected from the pump and a connection40, as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1, utilized for connectingthe pump directly to the city watervline. In instances of this characterthe discharge faucet 35 is open to permit the water from the tank I0 tobe discharged therefrom o prevent the same from overflowing -air isforced through the' core of the radiator,

also, the bottom of the tank 2l is located out of the path of the airforced through the core.

What I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising, a housing, an icetank arranged Within the upper portion of said housing and fashionedwith a Water jacket, said housing fashioned with an air inlet conduit atone end and with a discharge opening at the other end, a water tankwithin said housing subjacent said ice tank, a

pump connected to said water tank, a radiator' arranged in front of saidair inlet conduit and connected to said water jacket and said pump, a

fan and a driving motor therefor arranged within said 'air inlet conduitfor circulating air through said radiator and said motor operating saidpump, a trough connected to said Water jacket, means communicating withsaid water jacket for discharging water in said trough, and

2. A device of the character described, comprising, a housing, an icetank arranged within the upper portion of said housing and fashionedwith a Water jacket, said housing fashioned with an air inlet conduit atone end -and with a discharge opening at the other end, a Water tankwithin said housing subjacent said ice tank, a pump connected to saidwater tank, a radiator arranged in front of said air inlet conduit andconnected to said water jacket and said pump, a fan and a driving motortherefor arranged Within said air inlet conduit for circulating airthrough said radiator and said motor operating said pump, a troughconnected to said water jacket, means communicating with said waterjacket for discharging water in said trough, a screen suspended fromsaid trough for receiving water discharged from said trough in a mannerwhereby the air circulated through said radiator is circulated throughsaid screen for discharge through said outlet opening, and meansconnectable to said pump for supplying water thereto independent of saidwater tank.

FRANK C. SEEGER.

